Delaware Native Species Commission to meet Feb. 19 in Dover

DOVER – Delaware’s Native Species Commission will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, in Room 220 at the Kent County Administrative Building, 555 Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901.

The Council will discuss progress on its 2020 priorities, subcommittee reports, Senate Bill 207 introduced to ban the sale, propagation, and transport of certain invasive plants, and other issues. For more information, including the meeting agenda, visit the Delaware Public Meeting Calendar at https://publicmeetings.delaware.gov/Meeting/65301.

The Delaware Native Species Commission was formed by the Delaware General Assembly to reverse the trend of decline and extinction of Delaware’s local plant and animal native species, implement recommendations of the Statewide Ecological Extinction Task Force, and provide expertise and assistance to state and local lawmakers, policy makers, educators, and other stakeholders. The Commission is comprised of 19 members, reflecting a balance of environmental professionals, government, and business stakeholders, with DNREC providing staff support.

For more information on Delaware Native Species Commission, please visit our webpage or call DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife at 302-739-9910.

Media contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.

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Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act Regulatory Advisory Committee to meet Jan. 22 in Wilmington

WILMINGTON – The eighth meeting of the Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act Regulatory Advisory Committee (RAC) will be held at 9 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the Delaware Technical Community College Orlando J. George Jr. Campus, Southeast Building, Conference Room A and B (1st Floor), 300 North Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801. More information about the Jan. 22 RAC meeting, including the agenda, can be found on the state public meeting calendar at https://publicmeetings.delaware.gov/Meeting/61696.

Upcoming monthly CZCPA RAC meetings, each starting at 9 a.m., are scheduled for the following dates, locations, and times:
• Tuesday, Feb. 19, DNREC Lukens Drive Office, 391 Lukens Drive, New Castle DE 19720
• Tuesday, Mar. 12, Buena Vista Conference Center, 661 South DuPont Highway, New Castle, DE 19720
• Tuesday, Apr. 9, Buena Vista Conference Center, 661 South DuPont Highway, New Castle, DE 19720

All RAC meetings are open to the public. Information about future meetings also can be found on the Coastal Zone Conversion Permits webpage. For more information, the public can sign up for the Coastal Zone Conservation Permit Act listserv by sending a blank email to join-dnrec_coastal_zone@lists.state.de.us.

Media contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.

Vol. 49, No. 3

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